Forrest County resident detained

Santiago Escobar was jailed July 16, 2017 on multiple counts, according to records.

By Msdailynews.comForrest County, MSMon Jul 17, 2017 04:01:02 PDT

A suspect involved in the July 16, 2017 Forrest County, Mississippi police encounter has been identified as Santiago Escobar.

Details of the the encounter were first obtained by Mississippi Daily News on July 17, 2017 after having been published by the arresting agency. Records indicate that Escobar was arrested following the encounter and charged on multiple counts.

At the time of the arrest, Mr. Escobar was described as a hispanic man, 5' 11" tall, 220 lbs, 36 years old, hazel colored eyes, and black hair. According to information collected by Mississippi Daily News, Santiago Escobar appears to have been arrested 8 other times, dating back to August 2015.

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